At least three injured in kyiv in overnight Russian missile attack

The Russian military launched a new attack on Kiev yesterday morning, the eighth so far this month, which left at least three people injured and which authorities said was of “exceptional intensity”. Across the country, the Russians launched 18 missiles of various types, but according to the air force, all the missiles were shot down, reports Reuters.

“The eighth airstrike on kyiv since the beginning of May! This time the enemy launched a complex attack from different points simultaneously, using drones, cruise missiles and probably ballistic missiles,” said Serhii Popko, head of Kyiv’s military administration.

The night attack “was exceptional in its density”, as it was the launch of the largest number of missiles in the shortest period recorded so far, Popko said in a statement reproduced by local agencies. .

According to preliminary information, “the vast majority of enemy targets in Kyiv airspace have been detected and destroyed! by the Ukrainian army, the military official stressed.

The bombings hit buildings in different areas of the capital. The biggest damage occurred in the Solomyanski district, where a fire broke out in a non-residential building, affecting several cars in the area and injuring at least three people, according to Kyiv Mayor Vitalii Klitschko.

Pieces of another missile, believed to have been intercepted by Ukrainian forces, landed at the city zoo in Shevchenkivskii district, where damage is still being assessed.

The new attack comes after the return to the country of the Ukrainian President, Volodímir Zelenski, who has made in recent days an international tour which has taken him to Italy, the Vatican, Germany and the United Kingdom in search of political and military support. .to defend against Russian invasion. (EFE)